List of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin episodes
This is a list of episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and its follow-up series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin.
Series 1: 1976
| No. | Title | Original airdate | Code | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | 8 September 1976 | 101 | |||
| Reggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show. | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 15 September 1976 | 102 | |||
| Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park. | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 22 September 1976 | 103 | |||
| Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visits from family and friends prevent this. | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 29 September 1976 | 104 | |||
| With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates. | ||||||
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 6 October 1976 | 105 | |||
| After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action... | ||||||
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 13 October 1976 | 106 | |||
| After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities. | ||||||
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | 20 October 1976 | 107 | |||
| Reggie returns as Martin Wellborn, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth. | ||||||
Series 2: 1977
| No. | Title | Original airdate | Code | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | "Episode One" | 21 September 1977 | 201 | |||
| Reggie reveals his true identity and C.J. promptly fires him. | ||||||
| 9 | "Episode Two" | 28 September 1977 | 202 | |||
| Reggie is reduced to working at Mr. Pelham's pig farm and Elizabeth decides to get a job. | ||||||
| 10 | "Episode Three" | 5 October 1977 | 203 | |||
| Reggie has an idea for making a fortune: a shop that sells total rubbish. It will be called "Grot." | ||||||
| 11 | "Episode Four" | 12 October 1977 | 204 | |||
| Grot is a huge success selling all sorts of useless products. | ||||||
| 12 | "Episode Five" | 19 October 1977 | 205 | |||
| Sunshine Desserts goes bankrupt and Reggie hires his old coworkers and boss to Grot. | ||||||
| 13 | "Episode Six" | 26 October 1977 | 206 | |||
| Reggie is bored with his success and plans to destroy Grot by hiring totally unsuitable people | ||||||
| 14 | "Episode Seven" | 2 November 1977 | 207 | |||
| Reggie's plan fails. He tries more extreme tactics which also fail. Only one more thing left to do... | ||||||
Series 3: 1978–79
| No. | Title | Original airdate | Code | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | "Episode One" | 29 November 1978 | 301 | |||
| Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff... | ||||||
| 16 | "Episode Two" | 6 December 1978 | 302 | |||
| Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's" | ||||||
| 17 | "Episode Three" | 27 December 1978 | 303 | |||
| After a unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest. | ||||||
| 18 | "Episode Four" | 3 January 1979 | 304 | |||
| Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long? | ||||||
| 19 | "Episode Five" | 10 January 1979 | 305 | |||
| Money and jewellery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestive with the male staff. | ||||||
| 20 | "Episode Six" | 17 January 1979 | 306 | |||
| Perrin's loses face in the community as McBlane attacks a Salvation Army woman and there is a backlash against his "Peacekeeping Force" | ||||||
| 21 | "Episode Seven" | 24 January 1979 | 307 | |||
| Perrin's closes and everyone says their goodbyes. Reggie gets a new job but finds himself again working for C.J. and his brother F.J. Is the coast calling again? | ||||||
Christmas special: 1982
| No. | Title | Original airdate | Code | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special | "The Funny Side of Christmas: Reggie Perrin" | 26 December 1982 | Special | |||
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Reggie and Elizabeth's quiet Christmas morning is interrupted by family, friends, coworkers, and even a tramp. This was a 5 minute sketch broadcast as part of The Funny Side of Christmas | ||||||
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin: 1996
| No. | Title | Original airdate | Code | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | "Episode One" | 22 September 1996 | 101 | |||
| Reggie has died, killed by a billboard advertising the life insurance co. with which he was insured. He has left £1m to each of his friends and family – on one condition. | ||||||
| 23 | "Episode Two" | 29 September 1996 | 102 | |||
| To net a share of Reggie's fortune, all beneficiaries must prove to have done something absurd. Individual attempts fail, so they decide to work collectively. | ||||||
| 24 | "Episode Three" | 6 October 1996 | 103 | |||
| The team from BROSCOR – the Bloodless Revolution of Senior Citizens and the Occupationally Rejected, with the aim of marching on London. | ||||||
| 25 | "Episode Four" | 13 October 1996 | 104 | |||
| Both Doc and C.J. have affections for the solicitor and executor of Reggie's will, while the project has brought divorced Tom and Linda back together. | ||||||
| 26 | "Episode Five" | 20 October 1996 | 105 | |||
| The team concentrates on recruiting their army for the demonstrations, but C.J. has had enough and decides to talk to the press. | ||||||
| 27 | "Episode Six" | 27 October 1996 | 106 | |||
| Tom and Linda remarry, and Joan marries her boyfriend Hank. David Harris-Jones gets drunk at the reception and tells a BBC employee about the project. | ||||||
| 28 | "Episode Seven" | 31 October 1996 | 107 | |||
| It is the day of the revolution. Coaches are hijacked, the recruits descend on London and Jimmy interrupts the evening news. But the police have been tipped off. | ||||||
External links
- List of Episodes at leonardrossiter.com
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin BBC episode list
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin at IMDb
- The Legacy of Reginald Perrin at IMDb
- List of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Episodes at tv.com
- List of The Legacy of Reginald Perrin episodes at tv.com
- List of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Episodes at epguides
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